Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-08-12
WOMEN IN RUSSIA.
A Picture of Russian Home Life in the
Time of Ivan tie Terrible

Il
Time of Ivan the Terrible.
In Mr. Nathan Haskell Dole's recent
lecture on the Rise of Russian Liter
ature, he spoke of the ''Domostroi. or
Book of Domestic Management, writ
ten by the Pope Sylvester for the edili-
cation of his only son. Anphim and his
daughtcr-in-law Pelagia
1t was composed early in the six
teenth century, during the reign of Ivan
the Terrible, and throws Il curious light
on Russian society at that time
For many year. it was the universal
cade mccpm of household duties. 1t
may interest some of the women of
Philadelphia who did no.: bear Mr.
Dole's lecture to see what the old priest
laid down as law for the treatment and
behavior of their sisters three centuries
and half ago. Nh. Dolc's translation
was as follows:
She must go to church as often as
possible and consult with her husband.
Husbands must teach their wives with
love and reasonable punishment. If
the wife live not according to her hus-
bands teaching then the husband must
punish her alone by themselves, and
after he has punished her he must for
give her and give further advice; but
they must not be angry with one an
other.
Servants and children must be pun
ished according to their guilt, and
wounds must he inflicted but after the
punishment forgive the sin. But the
Alistress Of the house must look after
the servants as to what is fitting for the
same. But when it is necessary to rep
rehend your wife, your son or your
daughter, or to punish them by laying
on the whip, punish them not before
people, but alone Strike them not on
the ear or in the face or on the head
with the fist. nor kick them or strike
them with the staff, either Of iron or Of
wood. But if the sin be great, then,
stripping off the garment, apply a little
whip disereetly, holding the hands
Wives must ask their husbands about
all holy teaching, and be subjec. to
them in all things
Every day the husband and wife
should question each other and take
counsel about Tie - L. asfs
house. She must nave avq...
only with those whom her husband
commands. She may converse with
guests about her handiwork and about
household management. and listen when
she sees that ii is good, What she does
not know She may ask modestly What
ever any one commands she must beat
the forehead hHmbly. and when she
goes forth from the house -ha must tell
all things to her husband.
She may meet socially with good
women not for eating and drinking,
but for good conversation and knoWl-
edge; she must take care Of her appear
ance and not indulge in laughter and
not gossip: if any one asks her about
any thing She must reply: "Iknow not;
l have heard nothing about it, and a.
for me, | ask not about unnecessary
things and do not talk about princes,
and boyars and my ncighbors." In no.
wise indulge in drunkenness; a woman
may drink beer, hros, both at home
and abroad, but She must not eat and
drink secretly away from her husband;
the wise woman does not entertain the
stranger without her husbands pres
ence. In regard to all things consult
with the husband and not with the slave
and not with the scrf. --Philadclphia
Cal.